Can you blame other ACC women's basketball coaches for picking N.C. State 10th in the preseason poll?
The Wolfpack was losing four starters from a team that had gone 23-9, finished fourth in the ACC and won one NCAA tournament game.
A step backward would've been understandable.
Instead, coach Wes Moore's team is 26-8, finished tied for fourth in the ACC, earned the right to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament and won them both.
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